Mixture of alfalfa and orchardgrass being cut for hay on Ellis Thomas' farm. Twenty acre field, two years old established on Elk and Huntington soils. Located one mile west of Bradyville.

Farm owner

Thomas, Ellis

Contextual note

One in a series of photographs of agricultural activities in Cannon County, TN that were taken by W.L. Clement, District Conservationist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, and his assistants between the mid-1940s and mid-1970s.

Collection Name

Photographs of W.L. Clement, U.S. Soil Conservation Service

ID Number

T-544-5

Subject-LCSH

Soils; Alfalfa;

Subject-TGM

Photographic prints;

Subject-Keyword

Orchardgrass; Huntington soil;

Geographic Location

Cannon County (Tenn.)

Community Name

Bradyville;

Soil Conservation District or Watershed

TN-SCD-19; Stones River

Type

Image

Format

jpeg

Genre

Photograph

Extent

Approx. 4.5" x 4"

Source file

T5445_170f_manontract

Copyright status

Publication of the United States government. Not copyrighted

Conditions for use

May be freely reproduced. Please credit the original photograph to: United States Soil Conservation Service. Credit the source of the digital item to: Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University.

Digital Publisher

Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University